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Mitochondrial DNA polymorphisms in bipolar disorder.
Journal of affective disorders - 1 Feb 2001
Kato T, Kunugi H, Nanko S, Kato N
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BACKGROUND: Previous studies suggested mitochondrial abnormality in bipolar disorder: (1) possible contribution of parent-of-origin effect in transmission of bipolar disorder; (2) abnormal brain phosphorus metabolism detected by phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy; (3) comorbidity of affective disorders in patients with mitochondrial encephalopathy; (4) increased levels of the 4977bp deletion of...
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